Trombone Shorty set to transform Belly Up

Galvanizing New Orleans musician and his band perform here Monday, Aug. 20

FILE - In this April 21, 2007 file photo, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews performs in New Orleans. April marks the start of spring festival season in south Louisiana. As the revelry of Mardi Gras and chill of winter end, spring festivals usher in the flip-flops, floppy hats and folding chairs toted by music lovers from across the globe. French Quarter Festival and Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and Festival International de Louisiana in Lafayette, La., are all held in April. Other Louisiana festivals held in spring and summer include Bayou Country Superfest in May, New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Festival in June, Essence Music Festival in July and Satchmo Summerfest in August. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
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FILE - In this April 21, 2007 file photo, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews performs in New Orleans. April marks the start of spring festival season in south Louisiana. As the revelry of Mardi Gras and chill of winter end, spring festivals usher in the flip-flops, floppy hats and folding chairs toted by music lovers from across the globe. French Quarter Festival and Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and Festival International de Louisiana in Lafayette, La., are all held in April. Other Louisiana festivals held in spring and summer include Bayou Country Superfest in May, New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Festival in June, Essence Music Festival in July and Satchmo Summerfest in August. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)
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New Orleans music mainstay Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews likes to call his genre-leaping aural fusion “Supafunkrock.” That description is only partially accurate, since it overlooks the vital jazz and Big Easy marching band components that also fuel his vibrant work.

A charismatic singer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader, Andrews is capable of turning almost any venue into a Mardi Gras-styled fete. He did exactly that earlier this year when he joined B.B. King. Buddy Guy and Mick Jagger for a White House performance that was nationally televised on PBS.

His featured song was a brassy, Latin- and funk-tinged version of “St. James Infirmary.” It was so infectiously propulsive it seemed designed to raise the dead, not mourn them.

So expect a dance-happy night when Andrews, who is also an adept trumpeter, plays at the Belly Up with his rollicking band. And arrive early to hear the Euphoria Brass Band, a San Diego group capable of creating plenty of Crescent City-worthy sparks.